The Freep “reports” (quoting a Michigan Daily article) that fans yelled their lungs out during a taping for EPSN’s TitleTown show today in Ann Arbor. “According to the Michigan Daily, an ESPN producer had to ask the crowd surrounding the television set to lower the noise. It is reported to be the first time ESPN has had to ask as crowd to do so.” [Source]
Auto analyst David Cole is getting a workout these days, what with continuing grim news from that industry. Today it was GM’s announcement of plans to slash its white-collar workforce, among other things, and Cole – of Ann Arbor’s Center for Automotive Research – is quoted in several papers, including the Detroit News. [Source]
Ann Arbor District Library lot starting to fill with RV’s; signage says “For Vendors Only”; Art Fair is here
Everyone loves a contest: This one’s a photo contest sponsored by the Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation, and includes categories of Nature Close Up and Spirit of the Seasons. [Source]
Org Theory posts a list of well-known people from Ann Arbor: Iggy Pop, Madonna and Kenny G. And what does this have to do with organizational theory? [Source]
From the blog for Washtenaw County CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocates): “We were honored to receive Governor Granholm’s Certificate of Tribute recently, recognizing the CASA program as an effective way of ensuring that courts have access to thorough and reliable information on the circumstances of abused and neglected children.” [Source]
The Freep business writer Katherine Yung also reports on ways that UM is “rolling out the welcome mat for local businesses” through its Business Engagement Center. [Source]
The Great Lakes IT Report tells us all about last weekend’s Ann Arbor Give Camp, when about 100 software volunteers built new programs for local charities. [Source]
High gas prices have caused Zingerman’s Bakehouse to end its delivery of baked goods to four groceries and a restaurant in Toledo, the Freep reports. The article also says that overall sales are up 20 percent, and that the Ann Arbor business is still looking for a spot in Ypsilanti to open a café. [Source]
The Chicago Flame profiles Paula Allen-Meares, dean of the UM School of Social Work who’ll become chancellor of the University of Illinois at Chicago campus in January. [Source]
The Brouhaha Ann Arbor goes to the Saline Celtic Festival and tells us all about it…with photos. [Source]
In “society” news, Lee C. Bollinger got married Friday to Jennifer Lynn Ellis. Not that Lee Bollinger, former UM president who’s now at Columbia University….it’s his son. Their nuptials are announced in today’s New York Times. [Source]
Scott Hanley ruminates on the end-of-the-world flooding scenarios floated in an Ann Arbor News article today. “Floods are random like poker hands, not like lotteries. When the planners talk about 10-year floods, 100-year floods, or 500-year floods, they’re speaking exactly the same language as the people who teach the odds on poker hands. The only question is how often will it happen?” [Source]
In the New York Times Magazine’s Idea Lab column, UM obstetrician Mark Chames describes the special problems of pregnant women who are obese. He’ll lead a new Center for Bariatric Obstetric Care that’s set to open this summer. [Source]
“The Ann Arbor Give Camp, held at Washtenaw Community College, was a blast!” writes Mark Gilbert. “A great group of developers came together to try to knock out some useful applications for a great group of charities in just under 48 hours – start to finish. I knew I would be surrounded by a lot of great talent, and I wasn’t disappointed.” [Source]
Ann Arbor attorney Kelly Burris is featured in the Freep’s Giving Back column, recognized for her work with the Air Charity Network. [Source]
A local photographer posted this image on the local Flickr photo site, taken at Friday’s Rolling Sculpture car show in downtown Ann Arbor. [Source]
The blog for everyday wines & everyday cook gives an update on that Kerrytown retail and restaurant business, which has a strong following but an uncertain future when the city didn’t award it a liquor license…until last Monday. There are several changes underway, and some possible future ventures outlined here. [Source]
The Arbor Market reports that heirloom tomatoes from Wilson Farms will be at the market next week. [Source]
Over at the Ypsi City Desk: “Johnny is pretty secure in saying he speaks on behalf of the citizens of Washtenaw County when he says those arrested for dogfighting here need to face the most severe punishment allowed. It’s always disgraceful to prey on those weaker than you but to prey on a species weaker than you is a special kind of wrong.” [Source]
Ann Arbor attorney Joe Aoun lost an effort to block Blue Cross/Blue Shield from raising rates on people who buy their own insurance. A state insurance commissioner approved an average rate hike of 24 percent. [Source]
The New York Times’ college football blog, The Quad, features UM today. “Implementing his spread option offense will be Rodriguez’s biggest challenge; beyond merely the X’s and O’s of the philosophy, he will need to alter Michigan’s team mentality from power to finesse.” [Source]
What’s one of designer Monika Essen’s favorite shopping spots? Ann Arbor’s Treasure Mart. “Furniture used to be crafted better, and you can be sure you won’t see it in everyone else’s home,” she tells the Detroit News. “Besides, the pieces you fall for may only need a little paint or polish to be completely transformed.” [Source]
concrete flat-work proceeding apace at old Y site; trees and sidewalks in along William; driveway onto 5th poured today despite rain;
Today was the launch of Apple’s newest iPhone, and Newton Poetry blogs about preparing to purchase (and eventually buying) one at the Briarwood Mall store. “You can help but wonder what other phone companies think when they see lines like the ones that form for Apple,” he writes. “I imagine some nervous, nail-biting CEO stands up in his meeting and screams, “Why do I pay you people? Why isn’t our demand like that? What are those…those…hippies doing that we can’t do?” [Source]
Time magazine’s Joe Szczesny reports on Toyota’s cutback of truck production, quoting David Cole from Ann Arbor’s Center for Automotive Research. [Source]
The Freep reports that 10 pitbulls were taken from an Ypsilanti man’s home in the wake of a dog fighting investigation by Ann Arbor’s Humane Society of Huron Valley. [Source]
“I do not think the Ann Arbor trip is a sound investment.” That’s the view of Randee Haven-ODonnell, an alderman for Carrboro N.C., who doesn’t want community leaders to spend money on a “fact-finding” mission. Chapel Hill News & Observer editor Mark Schultz reports on the dust-up in his blog. [Source]
The Lansing State Journal quotes David Reid, a scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory in Ann Arbor, in an article about dealing with foreign species in the Great Lakes. [Source]
Stewart Nelson is running for Ann Arbor City Council, to represent Ward 2. He’s keeping a blog about his campaign, the people he meets and his observations about city government and various issues Ann Arbor faces. Today he posts the answers to a 2-question candidate survey from the Arts Alliance. [Source]
